Wells and Sewage Disposal Systems

Services

Prince George's County Health Department provides several services to residents as part of the Environmental Engineering Program, including:

Percolation tests (Application as PDF) to determine the suitability of soils for individual sewage disposal systems (See Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement/DPIE to file applications for percolation testing.)

Review of septic system plans and issue Septic System Permits for the replacement of failing septic systems (See DPIE-Plan Review for review and permitting of conventional septic systems for new construction.)​

Site evaluations for replacement wells

Well Permits

Inspection of well and septic system contruction in existing homes

Disbursment of funds from the State's Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund for the installation of Best Available Technology (BAT) nitrogen-reducing septic tanks or connection to the public sewer. (Download the Bay Restoration Fund (PDF) application form.)

Oversight for backfilling of abandoned wells

Review and approval of subdivision plats to be served by individual wells and/or septic systems

Site evaluations for the potential installation of Innovative and Alternative (I&A) Septic Systems where conventional septic systems will not work

Routine monitoring of I&A systems

Inspection and licensing of septage haulers to operate within the county

Evaluation of septic systems and wells for the operation of new foster care homes, adult and child care facilities, camps, schools and other institutional facilities

Sanitary water and sewer surveys in problem areas in conjunction with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)

Investigate complaints regarding sewage disposal problems, public sewer overflows (in conjunction with WSSC), well water not meeting standards, pollution of County streams and waterways and improper disposal of oil, household waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste and special medical wastes, etc.